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Films
The Hobbit has been made into three successful films. These films are called The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies. All of these films were directed by Peter Jackson and starred Martin Freeman as Bilbo, Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Richard Armitage as Thorin. The three Hobbit films serve as a prequel for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The three Hobbit films are different from the book in many ways. The films have many different characters including a character only created for the films, an Elf named Tauriel played by Evangeline Lily. Legolas a character from Lord of the Rings was also added. Peter Jackson also used other J.R.R Tolkien material in the films.
Merchandise
Many Lego sets have been released showing scene from the Hobbit movies also a variety of video games have been released for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC. Many action figures have also been made. Lots of other merchandise has been inspired by the Hobbit. Dress up costumes, bobble head toys and the one ring are just a few of these.